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Law of Civil Procedure for Civil Trials and Appeals

Sr.No. Date Session theme Speakers

1. Mon Initiation of Civil action Part I Mr. Shrikant Kanetkar,

7th Sept - Institution of suit, Advocate
5- 7 pm - Registration of suit with reference
to the examination of plaint as per
Civil Manual with special reference
to Sec.26, Order 4 of CPC
- Concept of Cause of action and
limitation
2. Tue Initiation of civil action Part II Mr. Pragyan Sharma,
8th Sept Concept of Jurisdiction Advocate
5- 7 pm - Pecuniary,
- Territorial
- And Inherent Jurisdiction with
special emphasize on inherent
jurisdiction i.e. jurisdiction as per
subject matter
- Jurisdiction whether can be
conferred by consent of the parties
and as per directions of the Court
- Jurisdiction as per Commercial
Courts Act

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3. Fri Multi party disputes Mr. Dwarkesh

11th - Joinder of parties, Prabhakaran, Advocate
Sept - Frame of suit,
5- 7 pm - Necessary / proper parties,
- Non Joinder of necessary parties
and its effect,
- Addition, deletion and substitution
or transposition of parties,
- Joinder and misjoinder of causes of
action,
- Concept of O.2 Rule 2

4. Sat Pleading I – Plaints Mr. Dwarkesh

12th Part I – Rules of pleadings Prabhakaran, Advocate
Sept - Pleading, object of pleadings,
5- 7 pm drafting of plaints, rules regarding
drafting of plaints,
- Commercial suits as per
Commercial Courts Act
- Concept of return and rejection of
plaint, summary disposal of suits as
per Commercial Courts Act
- Valuation of suit, basic principles
relating to court fees

5. Mon Pleading I – Plaints Mr. Yuvraj Narvankar,

14th Part II – Substantive reliefs Advocate
Sept - Drafting of plaints in various suits
5- 7 pm including suits for
- Declaration and permanent
injunction,
- Suits simpliciter for permanent
injunction,
- To set aside any document as void
voidable and cancellation
- Suit for specific performance
- Suit for partition suit

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6. Tue Pleading II – Written Statement Mr. Tejas Karia,

15th Sept Advocate
5- 7 pm - Drafting of Written Statement,
- Rules of pleadings and provisions
relating to the Written Statement
with special emphasize on available
legal defences in above referred
suits
- Set off and counter claims and
written statement to the counter
claim.

7. Fri Service of Summons and Appearance of Mr. Pramod Bendre,

18th parties Advocate
Sept
5- 7 pm - With special emphasize on various
steps to be taken for service of
summons and applicability of
provisions of O.5 in different
circumstances
- Electronic service of summons
- Substituted service of summons
and service on the Defendants
residing outside the jurisdiction of
the court and in foreign countries.
- Appearance of parties and effect of
non appearance with reference to
powers of Court

8. Sat 19th Introduction to Special Category of Hon’ble Justice Mr.

Sept suits Sandeep Shinde
5- 7 pm - Suit by and against the Govt.
- Suit by and against Minor
- Suit by indigent person
- Summary suits
- Suit by or against Trust
- Suits in representative capacity
- Suits involving interpretation of
constitution
- Suits against Corporations /
Foreign Corporations

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9. Mon Supplementary proceedings Mr. K.G. Raghavan,

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21 Sept - Powers of Civil Court to pass Advocate
5- 7 pm interim / interlocutory orders with
special emphasize on grant of
temporary injunction and types of
injunctions
- And defences available for
opposing application for temporary
injunction
- Modification, vacation of
injunction and disobedience of
injunction orders
- Appointment of Receiver
- Attachment before judgment
10. Tue - Stay of suit and Res judicata Mr. Pragyan Sharma,
22nd Advocate
Sept - Doctrines explained
5- 7 pm - Anti suit / arbitration injunctions

11. Fri Pre trial stages – Preparation for trial of Mr. Siddhartha Dutta,
25th suit Advocate
Sept
5- 7 pm - Issues and settlement of issues
- Production, Discovery and
inspection of documents
- Admissions of facts and documents
- Interrogatories
- Production of documents with
special reference to Commercial
Courts Act
12. Sat Leading Evidence in Civil Suits Mr. Siddharth Datta,
26th Advocate
Sept - With special emphasize on drafting
5- 7 pm an affidavit of chief examination
and its affirmation, its scope,
- Powers of the Court to discard or
delete the paragraphs of Chief
Affidavit and
- Scope of filing additional affidavit
and whether it is permissible

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13. Mon Miscellaneous Applications in CPC, Mr. Vijay Limaye,

28th Advocate
Sept - Their requirement and different
5- 7 pm provisions relating to it,
- Drafting of such applications
including application for
amendment of pleadings,
- Application for restoration of suit,
- Application for setting aside ex
parte decree,
- Application for appointment of
Commission
- Withdrawal and adjustments of
suits, compromise of suits
14. Tue Appeals Part I Mr. Shriniwas
29th Patwardhan, Advocate
Sept - Appeals against decree, drafting,
5- 7 pm filing, its procedure including its
limitation, cross objections when
necessary and additional evidence
at appellate stage,
- Appeals before Appellate Division
of Commercial Courts

15. Thu Appeals Part II Mr. Tejas Karia,

1st Oct Advocate
5- 7 pm - Second Appeals, drafting, filing,
its procedure including its
limitation
- Scope of first appeal and second
appeal
- Appeals before Supreme Court
16. Sat. Appeals Part III
3rd Oct.
5- 7 pm - Appeals against various Orders, (Awaiting
drafting, filing procedure and scope Confirmation)
of appeal against Order

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17. Mon Revision, Review and Reference Mr. Shailendra Kanetkar,

5th Oct Advocate
5- 7 pm - Scope of Revisionary powers of
with reference to CPC Amendment
Act 2002 and limitations on
revisionary power,
- Scope of supervisory jurisdiction of
High Court – Art.227 of
Constitution
- Scope of Review of Order / Decree
18. Tue Execution Part I Mr. Chinmoy Sharma,
6th Oct Advocate
5- 7 pm - Execution in various cases such as
money decree, decree for
possession, specific performance
and permanent injunction,
garnishee
- Orders in aid of execution pending
execution
19. Fri Execution Part II Mr. Chinmoy Sharma,
9th Oct Advocate
5- 7 pm - Attachment of property, sale of
property, sale certificate and
removal of obstruction to the
possession decree
- Execution of Orders
20. Sat Judges’ Perspective of CPC Hon’ble Justice Mr.
10th Oct Gautam Patel

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